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Asteraceae

Galactites tomentosa Moench

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Galactites

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Galactites tomentosa: Galactites elegans growing along the Cami de Manresa in Alcúdia, Mallorca
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Carduus galactites (L.) Bory & Chaub.
  • Carduus orgyalis Steud.
  • Carduus orientalis Pers.
  • Carduus pungens Pers. ex DC.
  • Carduus strictus (Ten.) Steud.
  • Centaurea elegans All.
  • Centaurea galactites L.
  • Cirsium galactites (L.) Hill
  • Cirsium microcephalum Sch.Bip.
  • Cirsium orientale Spreng.
  • Cirsium rheginum Spreng.
  • Cirsium siculum Spreng.
  • Cirsium strictum Moris
  • Cnicus galactites (L.) Loisel.
  • Cnicus orientalis Willd.
  • Cnicus rectus Hort.Par. ex DC.
  • Crocodilium galactites Dum.Cours. ex Steud.
  • Galactites elegans (All.) Nyman ex Soldano
  • Galactites pumilus Porta
  • Galactites tomentosa f. rosea Briq. & Cavill.
  • Galactites tomentosa var. elegans (All.) DC.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.